meloeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From melão +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.loˈe(j).ɾu/ [me.loˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.loˈe(j).ɾo/ [me.loˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈlwɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈlwej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈlwej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈlwe.ɾu/

Noun

meloeiro m (plural meloeiros)

melon (plant)

Further reading

“meloeiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“meloeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026